BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

West Coast Times, Issue 9436, 1 December 1892, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Nov 29.

M'llwraith & M'Eacbern, a Queens* land firm, have sent a circular to shippers using tue Suez Canal to ascertain whether they are io favor of establishing a depot at Pott Said for Australian frozen meat. The Ad* miralty have replied suggesting that when contracts fall in March- purveyors of Australian meat should tender* Private shipping firms are in favor of obtaining supplies from auchi depot as that proposed, The South Australian Govt. have instructed their Agent-General to take steps to dissuade all intending cmi» grants leaving for thai colony. Pakis, Nov 29. The police are guarding the British Embassy fearing tbat Auatchists will carry, out their threats to destroy it by means of dynamite in revenge for the estradition of Frances from Engtaud, Brussels, Nov 29. At the Monetary Conference Roths* child proposes that European powers should combine to purchase per year for, five years five million pounds worth o* silver at a price not exceeding. 3a 7d per ounce, and in (he- event, of thet price risiog higher purchases should ins'antly cease. Tue scheme has been referred to a committee. Portuguese delegated have been instructed to act with English representatives. The Conference haa has adjourned until Friday. Brussels, Nov 29. The Kirghiz are deserting the Pamirs and crossing into Chinese territory fearing an attack by the Russians. (Received November 30, 7. p.m.) London, Not 28, Sir Andrew Clarke ridicules the idea that he will be despatched as Com* missioner to Uganda, Sir E. Guinness and Mr Mahon of Dublin deny the report that they will guarantee cost to preecute the. Aus<> tralian management of the Mercantile Bank and assert that it is the duty of Government to do so.

la his article in the nineteenth centuary Mr Joo. Burns, M.P., condemns Qeneral Booth and Mr Arnold White for drawing all the loafers auj tramps in England i ito London.

Mr Ceqil Rhodes, Preower ofvCUpe Colony, has made so oflfer to the Im« perial Government to build an overland telegraph line from to Uganda and afterwards extend it to Egypt. Lord Mayor J£ooll suggests that the Agent-General should form- a Gotn« mittee to consider a scheme for the emigration of the cream, of the unemj* ployed in England to Australia and Canada. Ottawa, Nov 29. The Canadian Government is willing to subsidiea the. mail contract from Halifax to Southampton tv the estenl

'of 750,000 dollars, on condition (hat I tha time occupied on the voyage does not exceed five and Half dsyi*

A meeting has b«on b«ld «$ Montreal tp diecues tfet futui* of Canwia. The •^tendance timbered abottt five thousand, the majority of those present being supporters of the Hod. H. Mucler, ex-Premier of Quebec. Oo a vote being taken 1600 were found to be ia fa tor of the independence of the Dominion, 1000 preferred annexation to the United States of America, 3.64 de»irod that qnatters should feotaiti in statu quo % and 27 expressed themselves in favor of Imperial Federation. The remainder abstained from roting. As an outcome of tbe meefmg M. Merciere friends are ioiliating a crusade to secure the independence of the Dominion.

(Received* Deo 1, 1.10 a.in.) London, Nov 30. Parleying is proceeding between Great Britain aad Italy relative to a reduction ia the transit rate on mails. th Financial Times blames Melbourne eiti&WA at present io London for circulating pessimistic news with regard 1 to tbe state of the colony and expresses the, opinion tbat tbe doleful reports could be eaily disproved, Tbe. election for Hexfiam seat (Nofthumbepknd) U*a bean declared void owing to corrupt practices, K ew Yqrk > No? SO* Tbe United States fiotmeisrs are opposed to Ruhfcbilds sugge.-tian thj&l the, United States should continue to purchase silver. Fifteen hundred afrikers at Homestead-,, whose places have been filled by nou-unioDists, are suffering great privations.